Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-18

SPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REcoRD-uNIoEl
New YORK, July 17th.-The air was
very close this morning. Toward noon
heavy clouds filed the sky, and without
any warning terrible wind-storm set in.
Thousands of people out for days pleas
IRE were caught in the wild rush of the
elements. Trees were torn up by the roots
in Central Park and along the Battery.
The wooden fence around Castle Garden
was blown down. On Sixth avenue two
trees were torn up by the roots and carried
some distance. Along the river front and
bay the storm ragged with great fury. Hun
dreds of sail boats and other crafts were
out and their occupants experienced much
difficulty in making safe landings. The
police patrol boats at once steamed out on
the bay to assist unfortunates. The crew
rescued about thirty occupants of capsized
sail boats. As far as can be learned at
8 P. NJ. no one was drowned, but it is prob
able that drownings have occurred DIR.
Cyrus Edison, of the Health Board, was
among the rescued. His party were taken
from a sinking boat off Clifton, Staten
Island. 1t is said that two sail-boats con-
tanning eight men were capsized off Fort
Hamilton, but no facts could be learned
TERRIBLY FATAL HEAT IN CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, July 17tb.-The hot weather of
Saturday was intensified to-day, and there
was much suffering throughout the city
From I A. NJ. until l p. VI. the mercury
ranged from 800 to 1922 The records of
the Police Department for to-day show that
not less than forty-five persons were
stricken down. Eighteen have already
died. The Saturday list was appalling
The total number of cases cared for by the
Police Department alone was over one
hundred. Thirty have proved fatal When
the complete record is made it will be un-
precedented in the history of the city. Such
degree of heat has not been experienced
in this city for thirty years
LATER.-A wind-storm, followed by a
light rain, passed over the city this even
ing, and at 10 O'Clock tonight the temper
ature had dropped to 790.
LATER-s1xTY-Two DEATHS.
CHICAGO, July 17th.-At II o'clock to-
night latest returns show that sixty-two
persons have died either in or on the Eay
to the various hospitals in the city since
Saturday morning. These deaths were all
the direct result of sunstroke or heat pros
tration. a number of patients in the hos
pital are in 3 state of coma tonight,
and the physicians consider their cases
hopeless. At the county hospital the physi-
clans and nurses have been working almost
increasingly for thirty-six hours. The
crush far exceeds that following the Hay
market riot.
WEST VIRGINIA RECORDS 1852.
WHEELING CIV. Va, July 17th.-The
mercury ranged from 1859 to l0So to-day.
No fatalities reported.
suNsTRoKE IN FORT WAYNE.
Fort WAYNE Qnd.), July 17th.-It was
1929 in the shade here to-day, and a num-
Der of fatalities occurred.
1869 AT ROCKFORD, I'LL.
RocKFoRD Qll.(, July 17th.-No prostra-
tions have been reported. The mercury is
at 1862.
101o IN PITTsBURG, AND SEVERAL DEATHS.
PTrTsBUBG, July 17th.-This was the hot
test and at the same time the driest Sun
| day ever known here. Through the efforts
of the Law and Order Society every saloon
! in the city was closed tight. For several
! hours to-day the thermometer registered
! 10l in the shade, the highest point reached
| for years. Six fatal cases of sunstroke,
AMI fully a score of prostrations were re-
| ported. A number of sudden deaths were
also recorded which may be attributed to
! the torrid spell. This afternoon about 9
| O'Clock, the dead bodies of William Carri-
gan and John Jennis were found in their
rooms in John Delanes tavern on Grant
street. The men were not addicted to ex-
cessive drinking, and the cause of their
death is shrouded in mystery.
DEATHS AT GALEsBURG.
CHICAGO, July 17th.-A Neics special from
| Galesburg says: The heat for the past six
days has averaged 1902 To-day it reached
1o40. Four deaths were reported yester-
day and two to-day from sunstroke.
JOLIET BEATS THE RECORD.
JOLIET (Ill.), July 17th.-The record was
beaten to-day. The mercury touched 113o
in the shade. Two deaths and eighteen
| prostrations occurred Fourteen conyicts
| at the prison were overcome by the heat
to-day. and two died. The thermometer
registered 1909 at daybreak this morning.
| The heat is simply terrific.
RED-HoT IN KALAMAZOO.
DETROIT, July 17tn.-At Kalamazoo three
cases of sunstroke were reported, one fatal.
No fatalities occurred in this city. Accord
ing to the Signal Service, the mercury
reached 1O0o in tho sbada 1rr;pr, 4lo . e.,